Nicholas Davis
Stellar young baritone Nicholas Davis (he/him) is the only American ever to have won both the song prize and junior opera category in the International Antonín Dvořák competition. Inspired by multiple prize winnings and possessing unmistakable musical gifts, he is poised for major success in the opera world with his “rolling mellifluous baritone” and “significant” and “impressive” stage presence. Recent seasons have seen Mr. Davis at the Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Michigan Opera Theater, Glimmerglass Opera, Minnesota Opera and Opera Ithaca, in roles as varied as The Reverend in the world premiere of Blue, Minskman in Flight, Senator Potter in Fellow Travelers, and Fred McMullin in The Fix. More traditional repertoire includes roles such as Ford in Falstaff, Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos, Crown in Porgy and Bess and the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro. In concert, Nicholas has appeared with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony as Abimelech in Samson et Dalila, the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Street Symphony as the bass soloist in Händel’s Messiah, the National Theater of Prague Orchestra, and the Chicago Sinfonietta as the bass soloist in Beethoven Nine. A lover of recital, Mr. Davis has entertained audiences across the United States and had the pleasure of performing for the Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic. A native of Petersburg, TN, he received his training at the University of Kentucky and the University of Michigan. In addition to the Antonín Dvořák Competition, he won first prize in the 2021 George Shirley Competition, he was a regional finalist in the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and has received prizes from the International Czech and Slovak Competition, the American Opera Society of Chicago and The Santa Fe Opera.
